A Ledger Blog

A pathfinder's paradise for backpacking, hiking and Scouting.

There are three things boys dig about Scouting: They get to carry a knife (with proper instruction and strict rules). They get to shoot guns and arrows (with proper instruction, strict rules and adult supervision). They get to start fires (with strict rules and Leave No Trace principles). No outing is complete without a campfire, whether it’s for cooking food or entertainment. Flames always ignite the spirit and there’s something in every boy that creates rapt attention. My regular readers… Read More »

About This Blog

Kim Fatica is a marketing professional and former Emmy Award-winning television photojournalist and operations manager originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He’s also a lifelong volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, where he’s been involved with the program since he was a Cub Scout in 1970. He earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1976 and continued on in service as an adult leader, currently serving as an assistant scoutmaster for Troop 22 in Tampa.

He lived his dream of backpacking through the Sangre de Cristo mountain range with his son, Noah, at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. The 12-day trek during the summer of 2012 took them on a memorable 80-mile journey that went through areas near the historic Santa Fe Trail.

Kim earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Bowling Green State University and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology.